“A search party to bring the three of them back has been raised.’’
“Most of the suspects have been arraigned and remanded in the custodial Centre, Owerri, while others are still undergoing trial,” he added.
He recalled that the former President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan described the Kuje incident as an insider job.
The regime said it now conducts periodic simulation exercises of attacks and responses in the most risky facilities.
The training, involving the correctional service armed squad, military, police, civil defence and immigration, is to forestall future jailbreaks.
Prisons across the country have, since October 2020, witnessed six violent attacks and jailbreaks.
Kenyan authorities have successfully recaptured three terrorists who escaped from a Nairobi maximum-security prison on Monday.
The governor stated that investigation has commenced to determine whether the breach is an isolated case or has wider implications.